Night Boat to Cairo
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"Night Boat to Cairo" is a 1979 ska song by the British band Madness, known for its distinctive offbeat rhythm and iconic, trombone-driven melody.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Night Boat to Cairo canonical | 4 |
| Night boat to Cairo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8122670 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Night Boat to Cairo Context triple: [Madness, notableWork, Night Boat to Cairo]
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A.
Eight Months on Ghazzah Street
Eight Months on Ghazzah Street is a psychological suspense novel by Hilary Mantel that explores cultural clash, isolation, and paranoia through the experiences of a British woman living in Saudi Arabia.
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B.
Night Journey
"Night Journey" is a landmark modern dance work choreographed by Martha Graham that reimagines the Oedipus myth from Jocasta’s psychological perspective.
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C.
Night Journey
The Night Journey is the miraculous nocturnal voyage of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem and then through the heavens, commemorated in Islamic tradition as a pivotal spiritual and theological event.
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D.
The Friends of Mr Cairo
The Friends of Mr Cairo is a 1981 collaborative studio album by Jon Anderson and Vangelis that blends progressive rock, electronic music, and cinematic themes inspired by classic Hollywood films.
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E.
The White Boat
The White Boat is a luminous seaside painting by Spanish Impressionist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, celebrated for its masterful depiction of light on water and Mediterranean coastal life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Night Boat to Cairo Target entity description: "Night Boat to Cairo" is a 1979 ska song by the British band Madness, known for its distinctive offbeat rhythm and iconic, trombone-driven melody.
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A.
Eight Months on Ghazzah Street
Eight Months on Ghazzah Street is a psychological suspense novel by Hilary Mantel that explores cultural clash, isolation, and paranoia through the experiences of a British woman living in Saudi Arabia.
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B.
Night Journey
"Night Journey" is a landmark modern dance work choreographed by Martha Graham that reimagines the Oedipus myth from Jocasta’s psychological perspective.
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C.
Night Journey
The Night Journey is the miraculous nocturnal voyage of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem and then through the heavens, commemorated in Islamic tradition as a pivotal spiritual and theological event.
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D.
The Friends of Mr Cairo
The Friends of Mr Cairo is a 1981 collaborative studio album by Jon Anderson and Vangelis that blends progressive rock, electronic music, and cinematic themes inspired by classic Hollywood films.
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E.
The White Boat
The White Boat is a luminous seaside painting by Spanish Impressionist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, celebrated for its masterful depiction of light on water and Mediterranean coastal life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music video
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album |
One Step Beyond...
ⓘ
linked to:
One Step Beyond
|
| artist | Madness ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British 2 Tone era ⓘ |
| composer | Mike Barson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| features | Madness ⓘ |
| genre |
2-tone ska
ⓘ
ska ⓘ |
| hasChorus |
Night boat to Cairo
ⓘ
linked to:
Night Boat to Cairo
|
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ saxophone ⓘ trombone ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformanceTradition | crowd sing-along ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
extended instrumental introduction
ⓘ
offbeat rhythm ⓘ prominent saxophone ⓘ trombone-driven melody ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Night Boat to Cairo (music video) ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
2 Tone movement
ⓘ
linked to:
2 Tone
British ska ⓘ |
| includedIn | Madness compilation albums ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Suggs ⓘ |
| musicalKey | minor key ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic trombone riff
ⓘ
signature Madness live performance song ⓘ |
| partOf |
One Step Beyond...
ⓘ
linked to:
One Step Beyond
|
| performer | Madness ⓘ |
| performerNationality | British ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Stiff Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| writer |
Mike Barson
ⓘ
Suggs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Night Boat to Cairo Description of subject: "Night Boat to Cairo" is a 1979 ska song by the British band Madness, known for its distinctive offbeat rhythm and iconic, trombone-driven melody.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Night Boat to Cairo